Two Mauritanian donkeys
Two Mauritanian donkeys

Working Animal Success Stories

An elderly horse in Mauritania treated by SPANA vets

Dominique the horse’s dental treatment

Find out how SPANA’s veterinary team in Mauritania provided vital dental treatment for a horse called Dominique. 

SPANA vets treat a donkey suffering from a leg injury in Mali

Massa the donkey’s painful leg injury

Find out how SPANA’s veterinary team in Mali treated Massa, a donkey suffering from an injured leg. 

Zine the donkey’s vital care at the SPANA stables

When Zine the donkey suffered a serious wound on his leg, he needed to stay at SPANA’s stables in Tunisia for two weeks.

Mule in Tunisia suffering from habronema and harness wounds

Beji the mule’s itchy eyes

Find out how SPANA’s veterinary team in Tunisia helped a mule with a painful eye condition.

Oxmo the donkey’s near fatal run-in with plastic

This International Working Animal Day (15 June), we’re highlighting the devastating impact of plastic pollution on working animals like Oxmo, a donkey who needed urgent...

Oumou the donkey’s visit to SPANA’s mobile clinic

Find out how Oumou the donkey was able to receive vital veterinary care thanks to SPANA’s mobile clinic.

Mulatu the carthorse’s comfortable new harness

When Mulatu the carthorse’s worn harness caused an agonising wound, SPANA’s veterinary team in Ethiopia gave him the care he urgently needed.

Omar the donkey’s excruciating colic

Find out how SPANA’s veterinary team in Tunisia helped Omar, a donkey with a bad case of colic.

A lifesaving stay at the SPANA stables

Find out how SPANA’s veterinary team saved Went, a donkey who needed three days of intensive care at our veterinary centre in Mauritania.

two men applying a bandage to a cream donkey's face.

Helping Assimi the donkey harness a healthier life

When Assimi the donkey’s noseband caused a painful wound to develop across the bridge of his nose, SPANA vets in Mali were on hand to...

Zoro a grey horse receiving a kiss on the nose by a vet

How SPANA got Zoro the horse back on the road

When Zoro the horse suffered a horrific injury to his leg, his owner took him straight to SPANA’s veterinary centre in Marrakech for emergency treatment.

Two men, one a SPANA vet with a brown small horse. The horse is being held by one of the men while the men talk to each other.

Zewdu the horse’s sore mouth 

Zewdu the horse had lost his appetite. Find out how SPANA vets in Ethiopia gave him the vital care he needed and got him eating...

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